Petersen, Sven

Dr. rer. nat. Sven Petersen

Senior Scientist (Topic 8)
RD 4: Dynamics of the Ocean Floor
RU: Magmatic and Hydrothermal Systems
- Marine Mineral Resources Group (MMR) -

Office:
Room: 8/A-107
Phone: +49 431 600 2110
Email: spetersen(at)geomar.de

Address:
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstrasse 1-3
D-24148 Kiel

since 10/2024: Chairperson of the staff council

2019-2024: Vice chairperson of the staff council

Research Focus

Formation, evolution and regional distribution of marine mineral resources
Significance of marine mineral resources for future global metal supply
Toxic metals in the marine environment

Projects

2023 - 2026 KIMERA - Artificial intelligence for seabed mapping and marine spatial planning (PI). Funded by the state of Schleswig-Holstein
2023 M194 HEXPLORES - Hydrothermal EXPLOration of the REd Sea - The Effect of Spreading Rate on the Frequency Distribution of Hydrothermal Vent Sites and Volcanic Activity in the Red Sea Rift (PI); Funding DFG
2017 – 2023 INDEX - Geological mapping in the INDEX area, Central Indian Ocean (PI); funding BGR
2018 – 2021 SO267 Archimedes - Arc Rifting, Metallogeny and Microplate Evolution: An Integrated Geodynamic, Magmatic and Hydrothermal Study of the Fonualei Rift System, NE Lau Basin (co-PI); funding BMBF
2015 – 2018 OASIS WTZ China – Germany; Characteristics of tectonics and magmatism and their control on the occurrence of hydrothermal sulfide deposits in the Indian Ocean (PI); funding BMBF
2014 – 2018 Blue Mining: Breakthrough Solutions for the Sustainable Deep Sea Mining Value Chain (FP7-NMP.2013.4.1-2) (PI); funding EU-FP7

Vita

since Aug. 2004 Research scientist at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel
2002 – 2004 Research scientist at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg
2001 – 2002 Research scientist at the Umweltforschungszentrum Halle
2001 Postdoc at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg
1994 - 2000 PhD thesis at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg. Supervisor: Prof. Peter M. Herzig (TU Freiberg), Prof. Peter Stoffers (University Kiel) and Dr. Mark D. Hannington (Geological Survey of Canada)
Subject: "The Geochemical and Mineralogical Evolution of the TAG Hydrothermal Field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°N"
1993 - 1994 Grant of the DAAD for work at the Geological Survey of Canada (Ottawa)
1993 Research scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada
1988 - 1992 Studying mineralogy at the RWTH Aachen
Degree: Diplom-Mineraloge
Subject: "Mineralogy and Geochemistry of gold-bearing massive sulfides of the Lau Back-Arc (Southwest Pacific)" In German. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. G. Friedrich, PD Dr. W. Plüger
1985 - 1988 Studying mineralogy at the Christian-Albrechts University Kiel (BSc)

Publications (OceanRep)

11 First-author and 110 co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and books. 44 other publications and over 300 conference abstracts plus public talks
(Clarivate Web-of-Science h-index: 37; google scholar h-index: 50; Sven Petersen at Google Scholar).

For a complete list of publications click here

Publications (Highlights)

Torres-Rodriguez, N., Yuan, J., Petersen, S., Dufour, A., Gonzalez-Santana, D., Chavagnac, V., Planquette, H., Horvat, M., Amouroux, D., Cathalot, C., Pelleter, E., Sun, R., Sonke, J.E., Luther III, G.W., and Heimbürger-Boavida, L.-E. (2024) Mercury fluxes from hydrothermal venting at mid-ocean ridges constrained by measurements. Nature Geoscience 17(01): 51-57. doi: 10.1038/s41561-023-01341-w

Graber, S., Petersen, S., Yeo, I., Szitkar, F., Klischies, M., Jamieson, J., Hannington, M.D., Rothenbeck, M., Wenzlaff, E., Augustin, N., and Stobbs, I. (2020) Structural control, evolution, and accumulation rates of massive sulfides in the TAG hydrothermal field. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 21(9): 389-25. doi: 10.1029/2020GC009185

Hannington, M.D., Petersen, S., and Krätschell, A. (2017) Subsea mining moves closer to the shore. Nature Geoscience 10: 158-159. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2897

Petersen, S., Krätschell, A., Augustin, N., Jamieson, J., Hein, J.R., Hannington, M.D. (2016) News from the seabed – geological characteristics and resource potential of deep-sea mineral resources. Marine Policy 70: 175-187. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.03.012

German, C., Petersen, S., and Hannington, M.D. (2016) Hydrothermal exploration of mid-ocean ridges: Where might the largest sulfide deposits occur? Chemical Geology 420(1): 114-126. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.11.006

Petersen, S., Monecke, T., Westhues, A., Hannington, M.D., Gemmell, J.B., Sharpe, R., Peters, M., Strauss, H., Lackschewitz, K., Augustin, N., Gibson, H., and Kleeberg, R. (2014) Drilling shallow water massive sulfides at the Palinuro Volcanic Complex, Aeolian Island Arc, Italy. Economic Geology 109(8): 2129-2158. doi: 10.2113/econgeo.109.8.2129

Hasenclever, J., Theissen-Krah, S., Rüpke, L., Morgan, J.P., Iyer, K., Petersen, S., and Devey, C. (2014) Hybrid shallow on-axis and deep off-axis hydrothermal circulation at fast spreading ridges. Nature 508 (7497): 508-512. doi: 10.1038/nature13174

Hannington, M.D., Jamieson, J., Monecke, T., Petersen, S., and Beaulieu, S. (2011) The abundance of seafloor massive sulfide deposits. Geology 39: 1155-1158. doi: 10.1130/G32468.1

Petersen, S., Kuhn, K., Kuhn, T., Augustin, N., Hekinian, R., Franz, L., and Borowski, C. (2009) The geological setting of the ultramafic-hosted Logatchev hydrothermal field (14°45’N, MAR) and its influence on massive sulfide formation. Lithos 112: 40-56. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.02.008

Teaching and Relevance

since 2020: Co-Lecturer of the annual course "Introduction to Ocean Sustainability" (mageoMaCSus-01a) within the English Master-degree "Marine Geosciences".

2005-2019 and 2024: Lecturer for "Marine Resources" at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

2010-2018: Lecturer of the annual course "Marine Resources" (MNF-geo-MR, 3 SWS) within the English Master-degree "Marine Geosciences".

Since 1997 Supervision of 3 PhD theses, 14 Master theses, 9 Diplom theses, 7 project theses, 6 Bachelor theses, and Co-supervision of 6 PhD theses and 3 Diplom theses.

Co-Editor "Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences" (Springer-Verlag, 2016)

since 2019: Board of Directors for International Marine Minerals Society (IMMS)
since 2019: Member of the Expert Group for the "World Ocean Assessment (WOA)"
since 2018: Councillor of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA)
2018-2019: Member of the German Expert Group "Round table - Seas and Ocean" for Marine Mineral Resources
since 2015: Member of the KDM Strategy Group "Mineral Resources"

Researcher-ID: N-9528-2016
ORCID: 0000-0002-5469-105X

Research cruises

Over 40 research cruises on various national and international research vessels in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indic, Mediterranean, and Antarctica to investigate hydrothermal processes at divergent plate margins and in island arc areas (>40 months at sea). Including 9 cruises as chief scientist and 30 cruises with large-scale equipment (ROV, AUV, submersible, mobile drilling rigs).

2023; M194 (HEXPLORES), Red Sea, RV Meteor/ROV Kiel6000, 10.10 - 06.11.2023
2023; SO299 (Dynamet), New Ireland fore-arc, RV Sonne/ROV Kiel 6000, 07.06 - 29.07.2023
2022; JC224 (ULTRA-1), Mid-Atlantic Ridge, RV James Cook/Rockdrill-2, 03.03 - 20.04.2022
2021; PE494 (INDEX2021), Indian Ocean, RV Pelagia, 03. - 29.11.2021
2018; SO267 (Archimedes), Lau Basin, RV Sonne/AUV Abyss, 11.12. 2018 - 26.01.2019
2018; MSM75 (Reykjanes),RV Maria S. Merian/ROV Phoca/ AUV Abyss, 29.06. - 09.08.2018
2017; POS510 (Anydros), Aegean Sea, RV Poseidon/ AUV Abyss, 06. - 29.03.2017
2017; POS509 (ElectroPal2), Tyrrhenian Sea, RV Poseidon, 15.02. - 02.03.2017
2016; JC138, TAG Field, RRS James Cook/ Rockdrill, 08.07. - 23.08.2016 (Co-chief Scientist)
2016; M127, TAG Field, RV Meteor/AUV Abyss, 25.05 - 28.06.2016 (Chief Scientist)
2016; POS494 (HierroSeis2), Canary Islands, RV Poseidon/JAGO, 07. - 14.02.2016
2015; POS483 (ElectroPal), Tyrrhenian Sea, RV Poseidon, 28.03. - 15.04.2015
2013; ODEMAR, RV PourquoiPas?/ ROV Victor/ AUV Abyss, 16.11. - 19.12.2013
2013; MSM25(SMART), SouthAtlantic, RV Maria S. Merian/ AUV Abyss, 24.01. - 05.03.2013
2012; POS442(AUVinTYS), Tyrrhenian Sea, RV Poseidon, 31.10. - 09.11.2012 (Chief Scientist)
2012; M86/4, Tyrrhenian Sea, RV Meteor, 06. - 20.02.2012 (Chief Scientist)
2011; SO216 (Bambus), Manus Basin, RV Sonne/ROV Quest, 15.06. - 14.07.2011
2011; POS412, Tyrrhenian Sea, RV Poseidon/ROV Mohawk, 19.04. - 07.05.2011 (Chief Scientist)
2010; M82/3 (MenezMar),RV Meteor/ROV Quest, 06.09. – 11.10.2010
2010; Search for AF447, Central MAR, Seabed Worker/AUV Abyss, 29.03. – 28.04.2010
2009; SO203 (Woodlark), Woodlark Basin, RV Sonne/AUV Abyss, 27.10. – 06.12.2009
2009; M78/2 (MarSüd V), RV Meteor/ROV Kiel6000/AUV Abyss, 01.04. – 11.05.2009
2008; POS376, AUV Abyss test, RV Poseidon, 18.11. – 03.12.2008 (Chief Scientist)
2007; HYDROMAR-V, RV Atalante/ROV Kiel 6000, 04.12.2007 – 02.01.2008 (Chief Scientist)
2007; M73/2, Tyrrhenian Sea, RV Meteor / Rockdrill 1, 14. - 30.08.2007 (Chief Scientist)
2006; MSM03/2, Logatchev, RV Maria S. Merian/Rockdrill2, 08. – 30.11.2006 (Chief Scientist)
2006; POS340, Tyrrhenian Sea, RV Poseidon/ROV Cherokee, 06. - 17.07.2006 (Chief Scientist)
2005; DA105-17A, Indian Ocean, RV Dayang Yi Hao, 23.11. 2005 - 06.01.2006
2005; M64/1 (Marsüd II), MAR, RV Meteor/ROV Quest, 01.04. – 03.05.2005
2004; M60/3 (HydroMar), Logatchev Field, MAR, RV Meteor/ROV Quest, 15.01. – 13.02.2004
2003; TN-157 (Sulfide Insert), Endeavour, RV Thompson/ROV JASON2, 18.06. – 01.07.2003
2002; SO-166 (Condrill), New-Ireland/Manus Basin, RV Sonne/Rockdrill, 14.09. – 05.10. 2002
2001; SO-157 (Foundation III), Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 37°S, RV Sonne, 15.06. - 14.07.2001
2001; SO-155 (HydroArc), Bransfield Strait, RV Sonne, 26.02. – 18.03.2001
1999; NBP99-04, Bransfield Strait, RV Nathaniel B. Palmer, 14.04. – 12.05.1999
1998; SO-133 Edison II, New-Ireland Fore-Arc, RV Sonne, 10.07. – 10.08.1998
1997; ANT XV/2, Scotia Flux 1, Bransfield Strait, RV Polarstern, 09.11.1997 - 11.01.1998
1996; SO-109/2 Hydrotrace, Axial Seamount, RV Sonne/ROV ROPOS, 08. – 25.06.1996
1994; ODP Leg 158, TAG field, RV Joides Resolution, 29.09. – 22.11.1994
1994; SO-94 (Edison I), New-Ireland Fore-Arc, RV Sonne, 11.03. - 05.04.1994
1993; Event Detection and Response, JdFR, RV Discoverer/ROV ROPOS, 08. – 20.07.1993
1993; A-II Leg 129, TAG field, RV Atlantis II/submersible ALVIN, 23.04. - 23.05.1993
1990; SO-67, Valu Fa Ridge, Lau Basin, RV Sonne, 17.03. - 28.04.1990